Darksiders 2 continues the story after War was imprisoned. Now you play as his brother to free the human race and undo the damage done by the Apocalypse. Fight minions with new weapons, loot, skills and open environments.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Darksiders 2 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Darksiders 2. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8-d3d_doublebuffer
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Select "Wine versions (amd64)" Tab
Look for the Wine Version: 1.8-d3d_doublebuffer
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.8-d3d_doublebuffer is installed and you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "Install a non-listed program"
Click Next
Select "Installa a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name the virtual drive: darksiders2
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 1.8-d3d_doublebuffer
Click Next
Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows Version: Windows 7
Click Apply
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, DLL's, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dcompiler_43
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "setup_darksiders2_deathinitive_2.0.0.2.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again
Click OK
Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Uncheck "Check file integrity before installation"
Check "Yes, I have and accept EULA"
Click Install
Click OK on all errors
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Darksiders2.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Darksiders 2
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Darksiders 2"
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 1.8-d3d_doublebuffer
Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine.
Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
Close Configure
Flicker Reduction
A d3d frame limiter mod for Skyrim helps to reduce flickering
- Go To: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2581/
- Click Files
- download "Skyrim Stutter Fix-2581-0-1.zip"
- Save to your Desktop
- Right-click
- Select "Extract Here"
- Open Folder
- Copy antilag.cfg & d3dx9.dll
- Paste them in the Darksiders 2 Folder
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/darksiders2/drive_c/GOG Games/Darksiders II Deathinitive EditionNote: replace "username" with your login
Launching Darksiders 2
Select "Darksiders 2"
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization:
To reach the options menu, you will have to pause the game during game-play
Click Options
Video Options
- Vertical Sync
- Gamma
- Video Resolution
- Full-screen
- Ambient Occlusion
- Shadow Quality
- Anti-Aliasing
Conclusion:
Unfortunately there are still some artifacts and bugs with Darksiders 2. A square in the top left screen would see through scenery and objects. There is also the menu & HUD flickering from time to time just like in the first Darksiders. If you can stand these bugs, the game is otherwise totally playable on my GeForce 550 Ti and GTX 950.
Gameplay Video:
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